Winters went on to sign for Junior side Pollok and, together with his brother David, guided them to the Junior Cup Final in June.

The Jackton ace is now back with his hometown team and the opportunity to coach proved to be a big lure for the former Scotland international.

Robert Winters scores for Pollok against Beith in the 2016 Junior Cup Final

Winters, who played under Lauchlan two years ago at Rossvale, said: "After leaving Pollok I had three or four options to stay Junior, but the option to go back to my hometown team and have that coaching role as well was an attractive one for me.

"I have a good relationship with Lauchy, Carlo Girasoli (the assistant manager) and (coach) Paul Roberts, so with the three amigos in charge at East Kilbride now I'm hopeful things will work out better for me this time."

Martin Lauchlan said: "Robbie played for me previously and was a model professional - that's something we want him to pass on to the kids in the academy.

"It was a pleasure to work with him before and myself, Carlo and Robbo are delighted to bring him back to EK."

Read our full interview with Robbie Winters in tomorrow's East Kilbride News.